This is a list of cathedrals, churches and chapels in Greater London, England, which is divided into 32 London boroughs and the City of London. The list focuses on the more permanent churches and buildings which identify themselves as places of Christian worship. The denominations appended are those by which they self-identify.

History

Wren and Anglican churches Before the Great Fire of London in 1666, the City of London had around 100 churches in an area of only one square mile (2.6 km2). Of the 86 destroyed by the Fire, 51 were rebuilt along with St Paul's Cathedral.Porter, Roy (1994) London: A Social History, Cambridge: Harvard. pp.87–88 The majority have traditionally been regarded as the work of Sir Christopher Wren, but although their rebuilding was entrusted primarily to him, the role of his various associates, including Robert Hooke and Nicholas Hawksmoor especially, is currently being reassessed and given greater emphasis.Cooper, Michael (2003) A More Beautiful City: Robert Hooke and the Rebuilding of London after the Great Fire. Sutton Publishing Ltd. Hart, Vaughan, Nicholas Hawksmoor: Rebuilding Ancient Wonders. Yale University Press, 2002.

With regard to Anglican churches, as opposed to Catholic churches, nonconformist chapels or meeting houses, the designs of the Wren office provided a new standard for British church architecture ever since, as well as giving a distinctive face to the Anglican church in London."For my own part I view the work of Sir Christopher Wren as a beacon which never fails to inspire. And there is no finer monument of his genius than the character he gave to London" — Sir Edwin Lutyens. From London City Churches Wren also designed a number of Anglican churches outside the City, including St James's, Piccadilly and St Clement Danes. After the Wren era, Hawksmoor was responsible for six of the great Anglican churches in the East End of London (for example Christ Church, Spitalfields), and other architects such as Hooke, James Gibbs and John James contributed significantly to Anglican church architecture in London.

Metropolitan area London's churches and chapels are numerous and diverse. Anglican and nonconformist churches and chapels are most numerous, but there are also many Catholic churches as well as places of worship for non-Christian religions.

Most of the Anglican churches lie within the Anglican dioceses of London to the north and Southwark to the south. For historical reasons, the Anglican churches in London north of the Thames but east of the River Lea fall within the Diocese of Chelmsford, and those in the London Boroughs of Bexley and Bromley fall within the Diocese of Rochester. A few Anglican churches in the Barnet area fall into the Diocese of St Albans, reflecting the historical association of Barnet with Hertfordshire. The Catholic dioceses that cover Greater London are, north of the Thames and west of the Lea, the Diocese of Westminster; south of the Thames the Archdiocese of Southwark; and north of the Thames and east of the Lea, the Diocese of Brentwood. There are still some two thousand Anglican churches alone, across the capital and if nonconformist and other denominations are included, they cover every age and style, in the design and evolution of which at least six hundred different architects have made contributions. As London expanded during the early 19th century, many new churches and chapels were built independently by the growing nonconformist urban population; to match the growth in nonconformist churches and chapels, the Anglican "Waterloo church" building programme saw numerous Anglican churches constructed across south London in the first half of the century.

Significance Although many churches and chapels were entirely or partly lost to 19th-century demolitions and to bombing in the Second World War, many historic, architecturally significant and religiously significant buildings remain, particularly in the City of London and the neighbouring City of Westminster. A number of the churches are mentioned in the nursery rhyme Oranges and Lemons. Churches in this list belong to various denominations, as indicated.

Map of medieval parish churches This map shows the medieval churches of Greater London. The hundred or so medieval churches in the City of London are shown in a separate map in the City section.

City of London

London boroughs Barking and Dagenham

Church name LocationDedicationWebFounded DenominationNotes St Margaret of Antioch, Barking BarkingMargaret the VirginC13th AnglicanOriginated as part of Barking Abbey SS Peter & Paul, Dagenham DagenhamPeter & PaulC13thRebuilt 1805. Receives alternative episcopal oversight from the Bishop of Maidstone St Chad, Chadwell Heath Chadwell HeathChad of Mercia1884–1886Daughter church to Dagenham until 1895 St Thomas, Becontree BecontreeThomas1922Building 1926–1927 St Patrick, Barking BarkingPatrick1924Rebuilt 1940; previously Church of the Ascension St Martin, Becontree DagenhamMartin of Tours1925Building 1931–1932. Parish of Becontree South St Mary, Becontree BecontreeMary1927Building 1935 St George, Dagenham BecontreeGeorge1929Building 1935. Member of Reform and AMiE St Elisabeth, Becontree BecontreeElizabeth1932 St Alban, Becontree BecontreeAlban1932–1933Parish of Becontree South St Cedd, Becontree BecontreeCedd1933Rebuilt 1963. Nearby St Peter's redundant 1997 St Erkenwald, Barking BarkingEarconwald1934Rebuilt 1954 St John the Divine, Becontree BecontreeJohn the Evangelist1935Parish of Becontree South St Mark, Mark's Gate Mark's GateMark1956Rebuilt 2016 Christ Church, Thames ViewThames ViewJesus1958–1959 Hartley Brook Church DagenhamUnited with St Mary's Becontree SS Mary & Ethelburga, Barking BarkingMary & Æthelburh1858 Roman CatholicBuilding 1869 St Vincent, Becontree BecontreeVincent?1923 St Peter, Dagenham DagenhamPeter1926Building 1937. Served by Missionaries of Our Lady of La Salette Holy Family, Dagenham DagenhamHoly Family1931Building 1934 St Thomas More, Barking BarkingThomas More1935Served by Pallottines St Anne, Becontree BecontreeAnne1937Rebuilt 1960. Served from St Thomas More, Barking Marks Gate Baptist Church Mark's GateBaptistBarking Baptist ChurchBarkingBaptistBecontree Avenue Baptist ChurchBecontree1929Baptist UnionNew building 1964Dagenham Baptist ChurchDagenham1927BaptistOxlow Lane Baptist ChurchDagenhamBaptist UnionUpney Baptist ChurchBarking1935Baptist Wood Lane Baptist Church Becontree1932BaptistBarking Methodist ChurchBarkingMethodistBarking, Dagenham & Ilford CircuitBeacontree Heath Methodist ChurchBecontreeMethodistBarking, Dagenham & Ilford CircuitOld Dagenham Methodist ChurchDagenhamMethodistBarking, Dagenham & Ilford CircuitBarking Riverside Salvation ArmyBarkingSalvation ArmyDagenham Congregational ChurchDagenhamEFCCOsborne Square ChurchBecontreeEFCC-FIECBecontree ChurchBecontree2014Co-Mission / AMiEElim Christian CentreBarkingElimBethel – London's Riverside ChurchDagenhamBethelAssemblies of GodRehoboth Tamil Church of GodDagenhamRehobothChurch of GodTamil. Joined Church of God 2015RCCG Rivers of JoyBecontreeRCCGMeets in St John the Divine, BecontreeRCCG Living Faith ConnectionsBarking2000RCCGPlanted from RCCG Royal ConnectionsPotter's House Christian Fellowship Ch.BarkingPotter's HouseChrist Apostolic Church Kingdom BuildersBecontreeChrist ApostolicCOPUK Dagenham Central AssemblyDagenhamChurch of Pentecost UK Tree of Life Dagenham BecontreeTree of Life NetworkCornerstone Fountain ChurchBarkingVictorious Pentecostal Assembly BarkingBarking2000sPower House International MinistriesDagenham1996Kingsley Hall ChurchDagenham1929Glorious Ministries InternationalBarking2005Harmony Christian CentreDagenham1997Current building 2008. Has planted into Harold WoodLifeLine ChurchDagenham1970sKing's Church BarkingBarking

Barnet

Bexley

Church name LocationDedication WebFounded DenominationNotes All Saints, Foots Cray Foots CrayAll SaintsC12th AnglicanSt James, North CrayNorth CrayJamesC12thRebuilt 1852. United with All Saints, Foots CraySt John the Baptist, ErithErithJohn the BaptistC12thSt Michael, East WickhamEast WickhamMichaelC12thCurrent building 1930, old chapel of ease now Greek Orthodox Christ Church, Bexleyheath BexleyheathJesus1836Current building 1872–1877St John the Evangelist, SidcupSidcupJohn the Evangelist1844Rebuilt 1900St John, WellingWellingJohn the Evangelist1869Current building 1926 Christ Church, Sidcup SidcupJesus1879Building c. 1890Holy Trinity, LamorbeyLamorbeyTrinitylate C19thSt Augustine of Canterbury, BelvedereBelvedereAugustine of Canterbury1884Building 1915–1916. Bishop of Richborough Holy Redeemer, Lamorbey LamorbeyJesus1909Current building 1933St Peter, BexleyheathBexleyheathPeter1930Building 1956–1957St Martin, BarnehurstBarnehurstMartin of Tours1931Building 1936–1937St Mary the Virgin, WellingWellingMary1934Building 1954–1955St James the Great, BlendonBlendonJames1935Daughter church of St John's BexleySt Andrew, SidcupSidcupAndrew1944Current building 1964–1965 Bishop Ridley Church, Falconwood FalconwoodNicholas Ridley1957–1958Daughter church to St John's Welling Church of the Cross, South Thamesmead ThamesmeadCrossearly 1970s Anglican / Methodist / URCThamesmead Team inc. St Paul's & Will TempleSt Mary of the CraysCrayfordMary1842Roman CatholicOur Lady of the Angels Church & FriaryErithMary1867served by the Capuchin FranciscansSt Lawrence of Canterbury, SidcupSidcupLaurence of C'bury1911Building 1930. Formerly served by the MaristsSt Stephen, WellingWellingStephen1923Building 1935St John Vianney, BexleyheathBexleyheathJohn Vianney1933Building 1959St John Fisher, BexleyBexleyJohn Fisher1935Current building 1978St Thomas More, Bostall ParkBexleyheathThomas More1936Building 1951Our Lady of the Rosary, BlackfenBlackfenMarySt John Fisher, ThamesmeadThamesmeadJohn FisherServices held at St John Fisher School, Thamesmead Christ the Saviour, Welling WellingJesus Greek Orthodox Foots Cray Baptist Church Foots Cray1836 BaptistSidcup Baptist ChurchSidcup1889Baptist Albany Park Baptist Church Albany Park1941 BaptistPlant from Days Lane Baptist Baldwyns Baptist Church Bexley1950 Baptist Days Lane Baptist Church Blackfen Baptist Barnehurst Methodist Church Barnehurst MethodistLesnes Abbey Methodist Circuit Bexleyheath Methodist Church Bexleyheath1860 MethodistLesnes Abbey Methodist Circuit Pantiles Methodist Church Bexleyheath MethodistLesnes Abbey Methodist CircuitWelling Methodist ChurchWellingMethodistLesnes Abbey Methodist Circuit Emmanuel Church Sidcup SidcupJesus1879 Methodist / URCOrpington & Chislehurst Circuit. 1976 mergerGeddes Place United Reformed ChurchBexleyheathURC Welling United Reformed Church WellingURCWelling Salvation ArmyWellingSalvation Army Bethany Gospel Hall, Bexleyheath BexleyheathBethanyGospel Hall Wellspring Pentecostal Church Welling1939 Assemblies of GodBuilding previously Congregational church Bexleyheath Community Church Bexleyheath1990s Newfrontiers New Community Church, Sidcup Sidcup Newfrontiers Avery Hill Christian Fellowship Sidcup1994 Ichthus? New Generation Church SidcupPioneer Network Welling Gospel Chapel WellingIndependent

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